Called Build A Fat Coalition, Prabowo: Our Nation Is Big

Prabowo Subianto/screenshot YouTube NasDem TV

JAKARTA - President-elect Prabowo Subianto responded to the public's opinion that he was building a fat coalition by inviting many political parties to join forces to run the government in the 2024-2029 period.

Prabowo thinks this is not a problem. This was conveyed by Prabowo in the III Congress of the NasDem Party which was held at the Jakarta Convention Center (JCC).

"Some say 'oh, what is this? The coalition is very fat'. Our nation is big. The Indonesian nation is the same as Europe. What is Europe? 27 countries, 28. We are one country," said Prabowo, Tuesday, August 27.

Moreover, the General Chair of the Gerindra Party assesses that Indonesia needs many resources to unite to build the country so that it can compete globally.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the competition of the nations, until they say that Indonesian elites can cooperate, can collaborate, Indonesia is very difficult to stop," he said.

On the one hand, Prabowo invites many parties to collaborate to build his government for the next five years. The hot political dynamics such as western countries, according to him, are not suitable for implementation in Indonesia.

"Don't let us join other cultures, western cultures or which cultures might like opposition-oppositions, clashes. Opposition, don't want cooperation, it might be their culture. Our culture, never mind," Prabowo explained.

It is known that the Nasdem Party held a Congress III which was held for 3 days, from Sunday to Tuesday, August 25-27, 2024. The congress was attended by thousands of NasDem Party administrators and cadres from the central to the city district, as well as invitees.

On the third day of the Congress, Surya Paloh was re-elected as Chairman of the NasDem Party for the period 2024-2029. Thus, Surya served as Chairman of NasDem for the third period for the next five years.